206-447-1575
and got the usual bureaucractic run around and double-speak:
"We don't censor the music that we sponsor or sell."
ME: "Would you admit that 'Shine on the Catholic Church and the prisons it owns' is anti-Catholic?"
"Well . . . "
ME: "So then Starbucks sponsors and sells anti-Catholic music?"
"I didn't say that . . . "
Then she hung up.
If you have a few moments and you want to have some fun (and like Rush says, you can leave half your brain tied behind your back during this call, folks), call the rocket-scientists out at Starbucks and make them earn this week's paycheck.
Of course, right after that I called the Catholic League in New York - and they are on the case!
So do some FReepers.
Just another lesbian against Christ.
What took her so long?
Few people remember J.M...so by her “controversial” lyrics she has managed to get on the front page and lots of free publicity...
Cynical indeed.
Yikes! If she keeps singing like this she will be singing in the fire!
Who’s she singing to?
What can you say? Pray for her and thank God for the faith that He has given.
I wrote Starbucks a complaint. Here is the reply:
Thank you for contacting Starbucks Coffee Company.
At Starbucks, we are proud to offer customers a diverse range of music for their enjoyment. Music has always been a part of the coffeehouse culture and is an essential part of the Starbucks heritage and in-store experience.
We understand that our customers have diverse tastes and perspectives. In selecting music, we strive to represent the work of a variety of talented artists who reflect many creative viewpoints. Starbucks is an avid supporter of free speech and the creative process. When considering new projects, our primary goal is always to help our customers discover and acquire quality music.
We value input from our customers and respect their opinions. Starbucks and Hear Music believe our music selections continue our commitment to offering customers a variety of music from a vast array of genres.
Finally late this afternoon a “customer service specialist” called me to apologize for my “hurt feelings.”
I explained that she did not have to apologize for my hurt feelings, but for her corporation’s anti-Catholicism.
“We don’t believe in censoring free speech,” she explained.
I asked when the CDs slamming Judaism and Islam would be coming out.
“We are only making the CDs available,” she continued.
I told her she would have been Hitler’s dream gas-chamber operator during World War II.
This invocation of ancient history confused her - so I asked to talk to whomever is in charge of free-speech at Starbucks.
“That’s James Donald, but he doesn’t take outside calls.”
She completely missed the delicious irony of Starbuck’s Czar of Free Speech not listening to the speech of us benighted Catholic peasants.
Typical phony liberals.